3 h. ago Hope fades for parents of the missing as full horror of Swiss ski resort inferno sinks in, writes NICK CRAVEN

CRAVEN: The resort of Crans-Montana yesterday lay blanketed in sorrow - any trace of a holiday atmosphere obliterated, with the ski runs closed as a mark of respect and nearly all restaurants shut.

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4 h. ago Hero banker 'saved ten youngsters' from Swiss ski resort blaze after his daughter rang him pleading for help

Paolo Campolo, 55, prized open an emergency door on the side of the Le Constellation club as it filled with smoke and flames, allowing struggling revelers to escape.

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4 h. ago Nightclub owners who renovated bar themselves could face manslaughter charges after ‘sparklers caused fire killing 40’

MANSLAUGHTER charges could be handed down to the owners of the Swiss ski resort nightclub after a deadly inferno killed 40 people trapped inside. The married couple who bought the venue in 2015 turned it from a rundown café into a party hotspot for the après-ski crowd at Crans-Montana. Jacques Moretti, 49, did most of...

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5 h. ago Faces of missing people after Swiss ski resort bar fire which killed 47

The families of seven young people, mostly teenagers, are urgently seeking for information following the devastating fire in Crans-Montana.

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6 h. ago Former Brit schoolgirl missing after devastating fire at Swiss ski resort

The fire killed 40 people and injured 119 others

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8 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: Families of missing teenagers plead for information as likely cause of deadly blaze identified

Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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8 h. ago Teen missing after Swiss ski resort fire sent mum Happy New Year text minutes before

Laetitia Broadard-Sitre has not heard from her 16-year-old son Arthur since the Swiss ski resort fire began yesterday.

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9 h. ago Chilling photo timeline shows ski bar fire starting and taking hold step

A selection of photos taken inside and outside Le Constellation show the progress the devastating fire made after it was seemingly ignited inside the Swiss ski resort bar by a flare

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10 h. ago Pictured: Former pupil at British school among those missing after Swiss ski resort fire

Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, has not been heard from since a fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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11 h. ago Swiss ski resort fire: How New Year celebrations turned to tragedy as sparklers on bottles likely cause of blaze

40 people killed and 119 others injured in blaze that tore through a popular Alpine bar as revellers rang in the New Year

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11 h. ago Former pupil at British school is among the missing in Swiss ski resort inferno: Former teachers say 'she is in our prayers'

A former pupil at a British school is among the missing after a deadly inferno ripped through a Swiss ski bar on New Years Eve. 

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11 h. ago Horror new Swiss ski resort fire photos show exact moment sparklers start blaze

Horrific footage taken inside the Le Constellation bar shows the moment a sparkler appears to set the ceiling on fire, and people desperately trying to put out the ensuing flames

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11 h. ago Swiss ski resort fire: sparklers held too close to ceiling may have caused disaster, investigators say

About 40 people died in Crans-Montana bar fire, with experts saying it could take days to identify victimsSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe

Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor saysInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Sparkler candles on champagne bottles revealed as likely cause of Swiss ski resort fire that killed 40

Dramatic footage shows ‘flares’ on champagne bottles catching fire on the bar’s ceiling

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12 h. ago Investigation continues into the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland, in photos

Swiss investigators say they believe sparklers on Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve revelers.

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12 h. ago Heartbreaking faces of people missing in Swiss ski resort bar fire which killed 47

Seven young people, most of whom are teens, have been reported missing following the devastating fire in Crans-Montana, with families urgently seeking for information

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13 h. ago Swiss authorities issue update on cause of ski resort fire that killed at least 40 people

Most of the victims were teenagers and people in their early to mid-20s

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13 h. ago Lost seconds before Swiss ski resort inferno as youngsters filmed fire instead of fleeing: New footage shows flames spreading on ceiling as officials confirm sparklers started the blaze

The footage, taken by French economics student Ferdinand Du Beaudiez, shows flames ripping through the Crans-Montana club as revellers below continue singing, dancing and shouting.

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13 h. ago Switzerland resort fire ‘likely started by sparklers in champagne bottles’, says attorney general – live updates

Officials say 40 people were killed and 119 injured, with some in hospital still unidentified due to ‘horrific’ injuriesItaly’s ambassador to Switzerland Gian Lorenzo Cornado has said that all bar five of the 112 injured have been identified now, reports Reuters. Swiss officials are yet to give an update on this and have not shared the names of any victims or injured.Six Italians are still missing and 13 hospitalised, he added. Three Italians were repatriated on Thursday and three more will follow on Friday, he said.It’s the grief, as if we have all lost a loved one. Continue reading...

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